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No. 625,203. Patented May 16, I899. C. ROSSIGNOL.

PERIIUTATION LUCK FOR TOY SAFES.

(Application filed m 4, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES .ROSSIGNOL, OF PARIS, FRANCE.

PERM UTATlON-LOCK FOR TOY SAFE S.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,203, dated May 16,1899.

Application filed May 4,1898, Serial No. 679,670. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CHARLES ROssIGNoL, manufacturer, a resident of 71Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Permutation-Locks for Toy Safes, (for which anapplication for patent has been filed in France, dated October13, 1897,No. 271,269, and in Great Britain, dated April 16, 1898, No. 8,926,) ofwhich the followingis a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to toy safes, and has for its object apermutation -lock for such safes that will operate in an efficientmanner and be of simple construction.

The invention consists in certain details of construction andarrangement of the parts,

whichI shall first describe and then point out the novel features in theappended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofthe cabinetsafe, and Fig. 2 a horizontal section on a line above thefastening. Figs. 3 and l are inside face and edge views, respectively,of the door. Fig. 5 is an inside elevation, and Fig. 6 asection of thelock mechanism seen from below. Figs. '7 to 10 show separately thedetails of the lock mechanism.

As will be seen from the drawings, the toy is a reproduction of anordinary metal Gabi-- net-safe on a small scale, this imitation beingobtained by constructing the body of the safe of plates of zinc,tin-plate, or other thin metal suitably shaped and stamped with moldingsand connected together by soldering or otherwise, while the decorativecolumns are metal tubes having capitals and plinths of lead or otherfusible metal cast in a mold. Upon the door, which is a strong metalplate, is mounted the fastening mechanism, which comprises a slidingbolt A, which when shot passes into the locked position in rear of therabbet B of the door-frame, against which the door O closes. The bolt Ais guided at its front end in the bolt-casing D, which is stamped out ofsheet metal and through which the bolt slides in the manner of anordinary lock, the

bolt being operated by means of knobs E,

which are rotatably mounted on it and are adapted to slide in elongatedslots 6 in the door 0 when the bolt is retracted. The door is hinged ato and is opened by pulling on one or other of the knobs E after the boltA has been slid back, this, however, only being possible when each ofthe knobs E has been previouslyrotated to a certain angular positionindicated by a particular letter, figure, or other sign exhibited on adisk. To this end each knob, of which there may be any-desired number,two being shown in the drawings, carries a disk G, Fig. 10, bearingletters, figures, or other signs, and a ratchet-wheel H, both fixed toknob E, so as to turn therewith. The rear boss h of each ratchet-wheel Hprojects through aslot in the casing D and is provided with a lateralnotch h, which when caused to register with a tongue dlying in said slotpermits of the knob-piece being moved in a direction to retract thebolt,'such movement being otherwise prevented by the tongue d lying inthe path of the boss h. The plate I, which is apertured to correspond tothe holes in the bolt A, assists to retain the ratchets H H at theproper distance apart.

To draw back the bolt, it is first necessary to rotate each knob E tobring the notch h of its ratchet opposite the corresponding tongue d,the correct position of each notch being (when'attained) shown by thepredetermined letter or figure on each disk appearing at an aperturefindoor 0. A flat spring a, abut-- ting against the casing D, maintains thebolt in the shot position, so that the door will lock itself when closedwithout the necessity of altering the disks G from their open position.

r r are two flat springs which serve as pawls for retaining the ratchetsH in any position in which they may be set. The springs r r and a areeach formed with an offset-a, Fig. 8, which offsets are received inslots in bolt A, whereby the springs are retained when bent without themeans of fixing, they being prevented from slipping out of the slots bythe casing D. The parts G H E are united as one by providing eachratchet H with a threaded shank on which the knob E screws, the knobthus serving as a nut for clamping the letter-disk G to the ratchet II,and in order to change the combination of letters or figures it issimply necessary to unscrew the knobs E, so as to allow of turning thedisks G.

\Vhen the disks G are placed on the inside of the door 0, the latter isprovided with apertures f for exhibiting a letter or figure ondismounted for the purpose of regulating the action when the safe is incourse of manufacture.

I claim 1. In a toy safe, the lock consisting of a casing formed with anelongated opening in its rear face and a tongue on said rear face andextending into said opening, a bolt in said casing and provided with anopening, and a shank in said casing and having one end inserted throughthe opening in said bolt and through the outer face of the casing, theother end of said shank being formed with a notched boss fitted'to slidein the elongated opening in the rear face of the casing, the notch ofsaid boss being arranged to register with the said tongue whereby'topermit the sliding of the boss and the withdrawal of the bolt, as andfor the purpose set forth.

gated slot in its rear face and a tongue ex-' tending into said slot, abolt in said casing, a shank fitted in said bolt and inserted throughthe said elongated opening, at which point it is provided with a notchedboss fitted to slide in said opening, the notch being arranged to bebrought to register wit-h the tongue on the rear face of the casing whenthe shank is turned, whereby to permit the sliding of said boss andshank, and means for turning and sliding said shank, as and for thepurpose set forth.

4. In a toy safe, the combination of a lockcasing, a bolt mountedtherein, a shank secured to said bolt and inserted through an elongatedslot in the casing, the said shank being fitted to rotate and providedwith a notched boss adapted to register with a tongue when the shank isrotated whereby to permit of sliding the shank and bolt, acharacterbearing disk rotatably fitted on said shank, and a knob on saidshank, the said knob clamping said disk thereon and preventing the diskfrom being rotated when so clamped whereby the loosening of the knobwill permit of the adjustment of the disk, as set forth.

5. In a toy safe, a lock consisting of a casing, a bolt therein, a shankfitted to rotate in said bolt and having one end inserted through anelongated slot in the casing, a springp'ressed ratchet-wheel secured onsaid shank, a notched boss on said shank and arranged to register with atongue whereby to permit of the sliding of the shank, acharacter-bearing disk provided with a central circular aperture bywhich it is loosely inserted on said shank, and a knob screwing on theend of said shank outside the lock-casing, and by which the parts areclamped together, turned, and slid,-the partial unscrewing of said knobpermitting the disk to be rotated on the shank, as and for the purposeset forth.

6. In a toy safe,the combination of the lockcasing, the bolt therein,the shank inserted through said bolt, the adjustable characterbearingdisk formed with a circular aperture by which it is mounted to turn onsaid shank, the locking and unlocking devices for said bolt, and theknob for operating such devices, said knob clamping the disk on theshank whereby to prevent its turning thereonafter it has been adjustedby turning as set forth.

CHARLES ROSSIGNOL.

In presence of EMIL OERvELIEUs, VALENTIN NEUMEGEN.

